We'll never know

The first song that I want to introduce is from韦礼安’s latest album《有人在等》that was released in August this year. I have been a big fan of his music since his first album, 《两脚书橱的逃亡》. 

Interestingly, I got to know of him through another singer 郭静who under the same company he is in. I was drawn to one of her songs, 知道 in her 2008 album《下一个天亮》which had simple but very touching lyrics. When I listen to Chinese songs, I always look for the lyrics to better appreciate the meaning and story behind each composition.

In my opinion,韦礼安, also known as William Wei or Weibird is a great song composer and lyricist. Admittedly, he does not create songs the way Jay Chou does or writes poetic lyrics like Fang Wen Shan but his compositions never fail to touch me. The combination of the guitar and his voice left a huge impression on me and there is this raw emotion present in his songs. The content of his songs may be phrased in an easy-to-understand manner but the simplicity of that makes the songs beautiful. As they always say, less is more.

There are several songs that I have been listening on repeat from his latest album and in this post I will introduce Track 10: We’ll never know.

自己又想太多 又把绷带戳破
原来逃避那么脆弱
心口留下的洞 墙壁还泛着痛
原来伤口从没好过

回想又有什么用 谁对 谁错
We’ll never know the answer
Cause you never chose那选择
这也没有错 或许不会有什么
结果总是难说 没有谁能定夺
就一笑而过

换了新的角落 以为不再执着
现在看来没有什么用
等待下一秒钟 曾经那么永久
现在看来可笑又落魄

日落前 也有想过 会不会有着落
日出后 才发现我 不在乎那么多

I have to say I was not immediately attracted to this title song as I prefer his ballads. However, give this song a couple more spins, take a look at the lyrics and reflect. When I say reflect, I am referring to really just reflecting about your life and what you have done or have not done. There would be points in your life when you have to make an important decision. And along with that decision comes with the commitment to do or not do something. I am sure that there are times when we look back and we ponder whether our decision was the right one. What we are missing out on if we had decided otherwise or what could have been different. The truth is I don’t think that there is always a “right” decision but rather being able to stick with your choice and the ability to follow through.

This song highlights the constant dilemma of the “what-ifs” that we often find ourselves in. What if I did/choose this over that and Weibird gives you the answer of “We’ll never know”. And there is nothing wrong in that. To not live in regrets, learning to let go and to move on is a big part of life that we aim to do but find difficult to achieve. Hopefully this song will guide you through such moments and allow you to move into a new phase in your life.

Credits: Music Baidu

http://music.baidu.com/song/15026010?fm=altg3